For those of you in the State College area, I will be at the Gingerbread Man at 2 PM tomorrow (Monday) if any of you want to get together to discuss some football, blogging, or grottos.

Sorry for the short notice, but I wasn't planning on doing this until last minute. I mentioned to some of the Big Ten Bloggers I was flying in on Monday and Tim from Happy Hour Valley (I guess that's three times now) suggested he and I get together for a beer. So we figured why not open it up to anyone else who happens to be in town.

Besides, Tim said he's buying. So I plan on ordering every appetizer on the menu and asking for a lot of doggie bags.

Hope to see you there. Look for the bald guy that looks 20 years older than everyone else in the place. That will be me.

For us poor and desolate soles who do not, as of yet, have the BTN, they have decided to make sure we haven't forgotten by running an offseason Penn State marathon:

Penn State Day Schedule – June 18
All times Eastern

6am    Big Ten Women’s Volleyball
    Penn State 3, Michigan 1 (11/24/07)
    The Nittany Lions became only the seventh team in Big Ten history to finish the conference season with a perfect 20-0 record. All-American Megan Hodge recorded a season-high 25 kills to lead Penn State to a four-game victory en route to the 2007 NCAA Championship.

8am    Big Ten Men’s Volleyball
    Penn State 3, Ohio State 1 (3/28/08)
    Freshman Dennis Del Valle had a match-high 12 digs to help top-ranked Penn State past 10th-ranked  Ohio State 3-1 in front of more than 2,000 fans at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions improved their season  record to 21-1 en route to the 2008 NCAA Championship.

10am    The Big Ten’s Greatest Games
    Men’s Basketball: Penn State 65, Michigan State 63 (3/9/01)
    Joe Crispin made an off-balance 3-pointer with 21 seconds left and sealed Penn State’s victory with a pair of free throws as the Nittany Lions upset the No. 2  Spartans 65-63 in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament.

12pm    The Big Ten’s Greatest Games
    Football: Penn State 35, Illinois 31 (11/12/94)
    The Nittany Lions rallied for a 35-31 victory despite trailing Illinois by three touchdowns in the first  quarter. Penn State would go on to win the Big Ten title and the Rose Bowl, becoming the first Big  Ten team to finish with a perfect 12-0 record.

2pm    Big Ten Spring Football presented by Jimmy John’s
    Penn State held its annual Blue-White Game on April 19, with a record crowd of 73,000 in attendance.

4pm     Campus Programming
    We Are the Millennials 2

4:30pm     Campus Programming
    We Are the Millennials 3

5pm    Big Ten’s Men’s Gymnastics Championships (4/4/08)
    Host Penn State won the 2008 Big Ten Men’s Gymnastics Team Championship with a score of 360.450. All-American Casey Sandy earned the all-around title to lead the Nittany Lions.

7pm    Big Ten Men’s Basketball
    Penn State 68, Indiana 64 (OT) (3/9/08)
    With its top two scorers and rebounders out with injuries, Penn State relied on four freshmen to stun No. 18 Indiana, 68-64, in overtime. The win wrapped up the Nittany Lions’ best Big Ten campaign since 2001.

9pm    Big Ten Tonight
    Penn State Year-In-Review

9:30pm    Big Ten Tonight
    Penn State Year-In-Review

10pm    Big Ten Football
    2007 Valero Alamo Bowl: Penn State 24, Texas A&M 17 (12/29/07)
    Penn State overcame a 14-0 first quarter deficit to defeat Texas A&M, 24-17, in the Valero Alamo Bowl. The game marked Joe Paterno’s 500th as the head coach of the Nittany Lions. Penn State ran for a season-high 270 yards, and were led by Offensive MVP Rodney Kinlaw (143 yards) and     Defensive MVP Sean Lee (14 tackles, TFL).

1am    Big Ten Tonight
    Penn State Year-In-Review

1:30am    Big Ten Tonight
    Penn State Year-In-Review

2am    Big Ten Men’s Basketball
    Penn State 85, Michigan State 76 (2/2/08)
    Stanley Pringle and Talor Battle combined for 36 points as the Nittany Lions upset seventh-ranked Michigan State, 85-76, at the Bryce Jordan Center. The game featured 18 ties and 12 lead changes before Penn State pulled away in the final minutes.

4am    Campus Programming
    Penn State Universe 8 – Alternative Energy

4:30am    Campus Programming
    Penn State Universe 9 – The Essence of Joy

5am    Big Ten Tonight
    Penn State Year-In-Review

5:30am    Big Ten Tonight
    Penn State Year-In-Review 

While you guys are enjoying yourselves I'll be at my computer googling "When will the Comcast-BTN fight end?" and making fun of puttingfansfirst.org.

Folks, the following has nothing to do with Penn State or college sports, but it's important nonetheless. I, along with the SBNation family, try really hard to not bombard you with advertisements and spam, but I believe this is a worthy cause.

On April 29 I will be participating in the March of Dimes WalkAmerica. March of Dimes raises money for medical research to determine the cause of premature births, the #1 cause of newborn deaths.

If you know anyone who has dealth with a premature birth of a child you know how difficult and life threatening it can be for the child as well as how stressful it can be on the parents. March of Dimes also provides education and counseling to parents of premature babies.

I'm working to raise money for this very worthy cause. Being this is my first time participating in WalkAmerica, I have set a very modest goal to raise $500. If you feel so inclined to donate, I have set up a personal page where you can do so. There are also some links there to help you find a walk in your area if you're interested in participating in this great cause. Many thanks for anything you can do.

Folks, the following has nothing to do with Penn State or college sports, but it's important nonetheless. I, along with the SBNation family, try really hard to not bombard you with advertisements and spam, but I believe this is a worthy cause.

On April 29 I will be participating in the March of Dimes WalkAmerica. March of Dimes raises money for medical research to determine the cause of premature births, the #1 cause of newborn deaths.

If you know anyone who has dealth with a premature birth of a child you know how difficult and life threatening it can be for the child as well as how stressful it can be on the parents. March of Dimes also provides education and counseling to parents of premature babies.

I'm working to raise money for this very worthy cause. Being this is my first time participating in WalkAmerica, I have set a very modest goal to raise $500. If you feel so inclined to donate, I have set up a personal page where you can do so. There are also some links there to help you find a walk in your area if you're interested in participating in this great cause. Many thanks for anything you can do.